Surg. [f. as prec. + Gr. ἐκτομή: see -TOMY.] Surgical removal of a ureter.
1893. Brit. Med. Jrnl., Epit. 1 April, 49/3. Ureterectomy. Reynier reports a case in which he removed the whole of one ureter.
1897. Allbutts Syst. Med., IV. 437. Ureterectomy for diseases of Ureter.